Strongly charged flexible polyelectrolytes in poor solvents - From stable spheres to necklace chains

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-195

  Micka, U ^a   Kremer, K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 0034338681     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2000-00133-6     Document Type: Article

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